In the heart of Westcrown, the forgotten former-capitol of Cheliax, a shadow is growing. Amid the crumbling streets, derelict alleys, and garbage-clogged canals a conspiracy breathes its first breath and threatens to pull all of Westcrown into decades of civil unrest. For one indentured servant of the Hightower family, however, the conspiracy will not only consume her life, but become it.